It depends. Personally, I prefer to just wear street clothes, or mostly street clothes because then I don't have to haul so much stuff. I already have to carry a laptop and lunch.

I don't wear jeans, but over the summer and fall I found many of the North Face shirts with collars and crop pants to be both adequately dressy for work and sufficiently movement and weather friendly for cycling my 13 mile round trip.

That being said, I'm searching for winter garb along the same lines. The other day I wore black cotton tights under everyday pants to ride to work then changed from pants to skirt. The skirt packs small and the change is quick.

Other things that work for me: Extra pressed powder, mascara, lipstick, hair ties in zip-lock baggie kept in bike bag. I'm pressed for time enough that I don't have time to load my bag every morning. I also have a zip-lock with some unscented babywipes if I do get sweaty.

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My commute today included carrying my youngest's snare drum on my back to his school, then cutting across town for a workshop, then finally arriving downtown at my office. Homeward trip will include picking up a pair of rollerblades for one of the boys and fetching the drum home again.



BTW, welcome to the commuting club. I love it. It gets my mind ready for work and then takes the edge off so I'm ready to deal with three boys and their homework by the time I get home.